Head of Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo remand prison resigns

The head of Moscow's Lefortovo remand prison, Alexey Romashin, has stepped down, informed sources told RTVI, RIA Novosti, and Novaya Gazeta on Tuesday, January 11. Eva Merkacheva and Alexey Melnikov of Moscow's Public Monitoring Commission (a prisoners' rights watchdog) also confirmed the prison chief's resignation to TASS and Interfax. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/01/11/head-of-moscow-s-notorious-lefortovo-remand-prison-resigns